Code Name Helene: Based on the thrilling true story of Nancy Wake, 'The White Mo

Code Name Helene: Based on the thrilling true story of Nancy Wake, 'The White Mo**** Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781760859886 Format: B format paperback Year: 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Description: A rollercoaster ride full of danger and intrigue based on the extraordinary true story of Australias most beloved war heroine, Nancy Wake, now optioned for a television series starring Elizabeth Debicki. In 1936 intrepid young Australian journalist Nancy Wake is living in Paris after witnessing firsthand the terror of Hitlers

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760859886
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: Simon & Schuster


Description:
A rollercoaster ride full of danger and intrigue based on the extraordinary true story of Australias most beloved war heroine, Nancy Wake, now optioned for a television series starring Elizabeth Debicki.

In 1936 intrepid young Australian journalist Nancy Wake is living in Paris after witnessing firsthand the terror of Hitlers rise in Europe, firing her resolve to join the fight to defeat the Nazis. When Nancy falls in love with a handsome French industrialist, no sooner has she become Mrs Henri Fiocca than the Germans invade and Nancy adopts another name, a codename - the first of many.

As the elusive Lucienne Carlier she smuggles people across borders and earns the nickname The White Mouse, along with a five million franc bounty on her head courtesy of the Gestapo. Forced to flee France for England, Nancy is trained by an elite espionage group under the codename Hlne. Finally, with mission in hand, she is airdropped back into France as the deadly Madame Andre.

But the closer to liberation France gets, the more exposed Nancy - and the people she loves - will become.

Based on the true story of a woman who saved countless lives, Code Name Hlne is a thrilling tale of unfaltering courage, remarkable sacrifice - and love.

Magnificent ... Lawhon carries us into the heart of the French resistance [and] into the mind of a badass heroine with uncanny instincts who takes on the Nazis and mens arrogant sexism with uncommon bravado ... Propulsive ... Emotionally stirring